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Native to the high-pressure atmosphere of the Core WorldSkako, the Skakoans breathed a methane-based air supply. Resembling gaunt Humans, Skakoans had grey-white skin which hung in folds over their skeletons, lacked hair and had sunken, beady eyes. Thin nasal slits allowed them to detect odor, while a thin, lipless mouth allowed them to speak. Because Skakoans did not ingest solid food, they lacked teeth in their gaping mouths. An average Skakoan maintained a life-span of 90-110 years. Due to the nature of their homeworld's above-average pressure, traveling offworld meant wearing a specialized protective suit which maintained internal pressure and fed methane through special piping. Fear of decompression or rupturing of their suits kept most Skakoans on their world; only those driven by a very compelling motive were ever seen far from Skako.[1]

Because outsiders only saw Skakoans encased in their pressurized suits, many non-Skakoans believed the race to be emotionless and machine-like. In spite of the misconception, the Skakoans were extremely emotional, harboring strong xenophobia for all non-Skakoans. As a society, Skakoans were severe and self-centered, focused on self-preservation above all else. They developed a deep logic which allowed them to solve nearly any problem and driving their society towards the mathematical, scientific and technological professions. Restricting construction of their pressure suits to Skako due to their mistrust of others, visitors were forced to don their own suits when landing on the world. The Skakoan government was run by a guild of highly efficient Skakoans who organized the world's collective progress over the years.[1]

A highly xenophobic species, the Skakoans rarely left their homeworld for fear of rupturing their pressure suits or suffocating in a non-methane atmosphere. Those Skakoans seen abroad were almost always driven by some important need to have thought it best to leave their home, and return was always in mind. The Skakoans were relatively unknown in the galaxy, except for their control over the Techno Union.[1] No known Force-sensitive Skakoans existed, with no recorded representatives in either the Jedi Order or the Order of the Sith Lords.